| What | Why | Details |
| Free/cheap metro parking |
2100 Clarendon Blvd (Courthouse metro stop) |
Free on weekends and after 5pm on weekdays (see picture at bottom of this page). If you enter before 5pm on a weekday, you pay only up until 5pm. |
| Cheap Ballston parking | MedStar Iceplex at 627 N Glebe Rd | 7 story parking garage, $1 for 3 hours. Pay by phone or at parking machine in elevator lobby |
| Heidelberg Pastry Shoppe | Free cake on random weekday afternoons! | https://heidelbergbakery.com/ |
| Cowboy Cafe | Weekly specials! | https://www.thecowboycafe.com/ |
| Arlington library, Central location |
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https://library.arlingtonva.us/ |
